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1921 Calgary, Alberta, Canada - 1990 Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Known for: Portrait, figure, landscape, and marine painting, teaching.
Frank Palmer was born in Calgary in 1921. He didn't begin his art career until after service in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He studied at the Art Center College of Design, California, and at the... Read full biography
Frank Palmer was born in Calgary in 1921. He didn't begin his art career until after service in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He studied at the Art Center College of Design, California, and at the Vancouver School of Art. After several years working as an illustrator in Vancouver, Frank returned to... Read full biography
Frank Palmer was born in Calgary in 1921. He didn't begin his art career until after service in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He studied at the Art Center College of Design, California, and at the Vancouver School of Art. After several years working as an illustrator in Vancouver, Frank returned to Calgary to work as a freelance artist. From 1958 to 1981 he was an instructor of commercial and fine arts at the Alberta College of Art. Frank was a fine watercolorist and a member of the Canadian... Read full biography
Frank Palmer was born in Calgary in 1921. He didn't begin his art career until after service in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He studied at the Art Center College of Design, California, and at the Vancouver School of Art. After several years working as an illustrator in Vancouver, Frank returned to Calgary to work as a freelance artist. From 1958 to 1981 he was an instructor of commercial and fine arts at the Alberta College of Art. Frank was a fine watercolorist and a member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour. In 1966 he became a full member of the Royal Academy of Arts. His work resides in many corporate and private collections. In the 1960s his works became more abstract. His 'Cliff' series gained him entrance into the... Read full biography
Frank Palmer was born in Calgary in 1921. He didn't begin his art career until after service in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He studied at the Art Center College of Design, California, and at the Vancouver School of Art. After several years working as an illustrator in Vancouver, Frank returned to Calgary to work as a freelance artist. From 1958 to 1981 he was an instructor of commercial and fine arts at the Alberta College of Art. Frank was a fine watercolorist and a member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour. In 1966 he became a full member of the Royal Academy of Arts. His work resides in many corporate and private collections. In the 1960s his works became more abstract. His 'Cliff' series gained him entrance into the National Gallery Archives in the 1990s. Biography courtesy of Pegasus Gallery Of Canadian Art. Submitted to askART... Read full biography
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Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstract Expressionism
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Art Association
- •Alberta Society of Artists
- •Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Elected Member
Art Teacher
- •Frederick (F.S.) Challener
- •Jack Shadbolt
Art School
- •Alberta College of Art and Design, (Institute) Teacher
- •Art Center College, School of Design, Los Angeles, Student
- •Ontario College of Art and Design (Toronto), Student
- •Vancouver School of Art, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Student
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Biennials of Canadian Painting, National Gallery